Chicken Buckwheat and Barley Soup
For the first recipe this year, I will post something very simple. It is nice to eat when it is cold outside. Like most of my recipes, this is pretty basic and has a lot of possibilities but is gr...
For the first recipe this year, I will post something very simple. It is nice to eat when it is cold outside. Like most of my recipes, this is pretty basic and has a lot of possibilities but is gr...
This is not meant to replicate the taste of ground beef. What is the point of that? Just use beef or a commercial veggie “beef.” The veggie ground beef is pretty suspect in its health value and qua...
Larb is traditionally a pork salad. Pork is very popular in SE Asia, but chicken is superb also. This seems popular in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Unsurprisingly, there is a fair amount of crosso...
Steamed rolls are not the best looking bread in the world. In fact, it looks like a raw dough ball, but it is indeed cooked. The easiest way to cook them is in a bamboo steamer, but it should be a...
This is a quick and easy frosting recipe for sponge cake, or any cake! It is so easy there is no reason to buy the disgusting fake frosting near the cake mixes. Buttercream Frosting 1 cup un...
I have a friend in Thailand that makes unusual breakfasts. At least unusual for the US. Grilled fish, papaya salads, all sorts of things including soups. So, I decided to give it a try. Thailand, ...
If you use just bones with marrow, the liquid will be clear. If like me, you use something like neck bones that have fat and meat on it, it still tastes good, but will likely need to be strained th...
Congee is simply a rice porridge. By itself, this recipe is nothing special, at all. In fact, it is quite bland. This is a base recipe, meant to be part of something bigger and better. It can also...
It is not true that nightmares only stalk the night, they are an ever-present beast that can follow you day or night. In fact, they are more powerful in the light of day. If there is no darkness fo...
I wish I had added some meat to this, but it is pretty good, I think. Tri-tip, chicken, or even a spicy sausage would be good. There are standard ingredients and some that might not be too standar...